Once
again we want to say ”Thank you” for your business and support in 2013.
For over 35 years we have been providing safety equipment, services,
and solutions for many companies in the Midwest. This would not be
possible without you, our valued customer.

Quote
of the month: "The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim
is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it." -
Michelangelo

TWENTY TWO YEARS

We
are celebrating our 22nd year at our current 35,000 sq ft facility
located in North Kansas
City, Missouri. Time flies when you are having fun! Stop by and visit
our walk-in display room the next time you are in the area.
Hope to see you soon!

2012-13 VIRTUAL CATALOG IS
NOW AVAILABLE

Our 2012-13 catalog is now available for view 24/7 online at www.daystarsafety.net where
you can also request our new 2013-14 printed catalog for your
facilities.

We have the solution for the small employer without safety resources or
for the employee who missed their initial safety training.

It is as easy as 1-2-3. Choose your course, create a profile, provide
billing information, and verify your confirmation.

Most of the OSHA courses offered are 1-4 hours in length and start at
just $20.00. The courses pertain to Construction, General
Industry, and Hazardous Waste. Some of the Construction courses are
also available in Spanish.

The industrial hygiene profession lost one
of its oldest and most dedicated members last week. Albert E.
Stewart, a CIH and CSP who was well-known and respected throughout the
area, passed away November 1, 2013, at his home in the Kingswood Senior
Living Community after a brief battle with cancer at the age of
85. A celebration of his life will be held at the Mount Moriah
& Freeman Funeral Home, 10507 Holmes Rd., Kansas City, MO
64131, on Friday, November 8, at 11:00. A visitation will be
held to greet members of the family prior to the service from 10:00 to
11:00.

Al, as he was known to most acquaintances, started on his road to the
industrial hygiene profession by first earning a degree in chemical
engineering from the University of Kansas. In 1950, he joined the
United States Army, serving as a Radiation Safety Officer for a series
of atomic weapons tests known as Operation Upshot-Knothole.
During this time, he witnessed thirteen nuclear detonations, including
the only test of the Army's atomic cannons, one of which sits visible
atop a hill near I-70 across from Ft. Riley, Kansas. As a result of
participating in those blasts, he received what was considered back
then, a lifetime dose of radiation for his age group.

Al served in the Army and reserves until 1962, earning a Master's
Degree in Education from the University of Missouri-Kansas City and
later teaching chemistry at Van Horn High School, Kansas City, Mo.,
from 1958 to 1961. In 1962, Al officially entered the field of
industrial hygiene by applying for a job as a hygienist with the Bendix
Corporation in Kansas City. “I had no idea of what industrial hygiene
was,” he recalled. “They sat me down at a bench and threw a book at me
that must have been six inches thick and said, ‘Here, read this.' That
was my introduction to the world of industrial hygiene.”

Al served as Bendix's industrial hygienist for several years before
moving to the Kansas City Gulf-Western Research Lab as an industrial
hygienist. While there, he left the field briefly to serve as a bench
chemist for the company, but felt compelled to step back into the role
of hygienist when the misuse of a flammable gas meter caused it to
malfunction, resulting in erroneous readings which in turn led to an
explosion and a death.

In 1971, the newly formed OSHA hired him as its first field
investigator for the region. As an OSHA compliance officer, Al
conducted many ground-breaking investigations involving lead, sound,
dioxin, radiation and other chemical hazards. One lead case in
particular was influential in establishing OHSA's housekeeping rules
regarding lead exposure. While working for OSHA, Al received his
certifications as a CIH and CSP and in 1976, the Kansas City Star
featured an article on his tireless efforts to ensure worker safety.

Seeing a need for industry to have access to industrial hygiene
services, Al left OSHA in 1977 to start one of the area's first private
industrial hygiene consultation practices, Stewart Industrial Hygiene
and Safety, Inc. He continued to run his practice until the end of
June, 2010. During that time, Al hired many interns and students from
the University of Central Missouri, helping over 50 individuals get
their feet wet in the world of occupational health and safety. As
teaching was always his first love, he relished the opportunity to
instruct young people in the field of IH while providing them valuable
experience. He also taught a few classes for UCM while he was in
private practice. In addition to running his own firm, Al also received
an MBA from UMKC during this period.

Outside of his own business, Al contributed to the IH profession in
many others ways. He helped establish Missouri's OSHA Consultation
Program and sat on the advisory boards for Asbestos and Lab Safety in
Missouri. He also served on the editorial review boards of two safety
publications. As a longtime member of both the national and local
chapters of AIHA, Al believed in participation and was present at the
very first meeting of the AIHA Mid America Chapter, serving as
Secretary in the course of his association with the group. When AIHA
held its 1994 annual conference in Kansas City, he helped organize and
ensure a successful convention. As a staunch supporter of the IH
profession, he was a longtime financial contributor to both the
national and local AIHA chapters. He also spent two weeks in China with
People to People lecturing on “How to Recognize Chemical Hazards Using
Only Your Senses,” a subject he was well suited to speak on. Those who
were well acquainted with him knew Al possessed a keen nose, sense of
vision and awareness about his surroundings, coupled with an ability to
see the whole picture but still zero in on the fine details among the
environmental “chatter.”

In 2007, the Mid America AIHA voted him a “Fellow” of the local
chapter. In 2008, that honor was extended to him at the national level
of AIHA as well. A week before his death, the local chapter again
honored him with a plaque for his dedication and contribution to the
field of industrial hygiene. No doubt his tireless efforts in the
profession saved hundreds of lives over the years. Above all, Al
Stewart was a champion of occupational health and safety who never lost
sight of the fact that, in order to really protect people, you really
have to “give a damn about them.”

Rest in peace, Al, knowing you made the world a better place for your
fellow human beings, both professionally and personally. You will be
sorely missed.

REGULATION NEWS &
INFORMATION

New
local emphasis program announced for inspections of industries that use
hazardous chemicals

OSHA is launching a local emphasis program
in Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri for programmed health inspections of
industries known to use hazardous chemicals that have reported the
release of such chemicals to the Environmental Protection Agency. These
chemicals include ammonia; hydrochloric and sulfuric acids; hydrogen
fluoride; N-hexane; styrene and various metal compounds. Industries
selected for inspection are based on data from EPA's list of industry
establishments that have released chemical quantities of 100,000 pounds
or greater. The new LEP will help OSHA improve education for company
management and strengthen protections for workers exposed to these
chemicals. See the news
release for more information.

Following the tragic events in West, Texas, President Obama signed an
executive order directing federal agencies to work with stakeholders to
improve chemical safety and security through agency programs, private
sector initiatives, federal guidance, standards and regulations. To
learn more, read the executive
order.

OSHA
proposes new rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and
illnesses

On Nov. 7, OSHA issued a proposed rule to
improve workplace safety and health through improved tracking of
workplace injuries and illnesses. The announcement follows the Bureau
of Labor Statistics' release of its annual Occupational Injuries and
Illnesses report, which estimates that three million workers were
injured on the job in 2012.

"Three million injuries are three million too many," said Assistant
Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Dr. David
Michaels. "With the changes being proposed in this rule, employers,
employees, the government and researchers will have better access to
data that will encourage earlier abatement of hazards and result in
improved programs to reduce workplace hazards and prevent injuries,
illnesses and fatalities. The proposal does not add any new requirement
to keep records; it only modifies an employer's obligation to transmit
these records to OSHA."

The new proposal would require that establishments with more than 250
employees who are already required to keep records to electronically
submit the records on a quarterly basis to OSHA. The agency is also
proposing that establishments with 20 or more employees, in certain
industries with high injury and illness rates, electronically submit
their summary of work-related injuries and illnesses to OSHA once a
year. For more information on the proposed rule, read the press
release and visit the Improved Tracking of Workplace Injuries and
Illnesses Rulemaking Web
page.

The public will have 90 days, through Feb. 6, 2014, to submit written
comments on the proposed rule. On Jan. 9, 2014, OSHA will hold a public
meeting on the proposed rule in Washington, D.C. For information on how
to participate, read the Federal
Register notice.

Hazard
Communication: Workers must be trained by Dec. 1, 2013

OSHA's
updated Hazard Communication Standard provides a common and coherent
approach to classifying chemicals and communicating hazard information
on labels and safety data sheets. The first deadline in the
implementation phase is Dec. 1, 2013, the date by which employers must
train workers on the new label elements and safety data sheet. Find
information and resources, including QuickCards, a training fact sheet
(PDF), a list of frequently asked questions and a brief (PDF)
on labels and pictograms on OSHA's Hazard
Communications page.

Hazard
Communication: Workers must be trained by Dec. 1, 2013

Workers in the United States were killed
on the job at three times the rate of their peers in the United Kingdom
in 2010, according to a study published online Sept. 30 in the American
Journal of Industrial Medicine. Authors John Mendeloff and Laura
Staetsky also found that U.S. construction workers' fatality rate was
four times the U.K. rate in 2010 - a difference that has grown
substantially since the 1990s. Read the abstract
for additional details about the study findings.

MANUFACTURER
NEWS

The discontinued MSA Orion Multigas
Detector will No longer be supported

It has become difficult to source components for the Orion Multigas
Detector, discontinued December 31st, 2010. Due to this challenge, as
of December 31, 2013, MSA will no longer support Orion instrument
components.

When this product was discontinued in 2010, MSA remained committed
to supporting components for service and repair for the
following three years. But since it has become increasingly
difficult to source components, as of December 31, 2013, we can no
longer support Orion instrument components. However, replacement
sensors will continue to be available after this date.

Due to challenges with ensuring the ongoing availability of the 3M
Escape Only Mouthpiece Respirators, 3M Personal Safety Division will be
discontinuing the 3M Escape Only Mouthpiece Respirators effective
December 31, 2013.

CAOHC Certification/Recertification
Course
Day Star will be offering the CAOHC 20-hour certification and the
8-hour recertification course on January 21-23, 2014 or those
individuals performing audiometric testing. For more information or to
register you may call 800-747-1401 or go online to www.daystarsafety.com
and click on Training Classes.

AIHA Mid-America Local Section
-November 12th - 6 PM to 8 PM- Hereford House at Zona - The topic is
Active Shooter - What to Do and How to Survive and the speaker is John
R. Kendall, Retired US Army. Please RSVP at aihamidamerica@live.com

Wichita ASSE Chapter
- November 4th - 11:30 AM to 1 PM -ISI Building - The topic is Accident
Trends and the speaker is Kansas State Trooper, Gary Warner.
Please RSVP to Wayne Kordonowy at wayne.kordonowy@kochind.com.

Wichita Area Construction Safety Group
- November 8th - 11:30 AM to 1 PM - Golden Corral on East Kellogg - For
more information please contact Tamara Hadley at 316-264-7050 or constructionsafety@isienvironmental.com.